[Decision Concerning Army Employee's Claim for Overtime Compensation]

An Army civilian employee appealed his disallowed claim for overtime compensation for work he performed on several occasions from 1979 through 1984. GAO had disallowed the claim, since: (1) statutory limitations barred the portion of the claim involving work performed in 1979; (2) the Army had determined that the employee was ineligible for overtime compensation; and (3) the Army had not approved overtime for the claimant, but had granted him compensatory time instead. In his appeal, the claimant contended that: (1) the Army held his timely claim before sending it to GAO; (2) he worked overtime hours pursuant to orders from his supervisors; and (3) he did not receive compensatory time off for the overtime hours he worked. GAO held that the claimant was not entitled to overtime compensation, since the: (1) claim processing delays did not affect the statutory limitation; and (2) claimant presented no evidence beyond mere assertions of overtime authorization. Accordingly, the claim was disallowed.